SUP

The third annual SUPTwelve endurance paddleboarding event, held on Saturday 12 April at Paignton Beach in Torbay, was a standout success cementing its place as the UK's leading coastal endurance paddle event. 120 paddlers from…

Paddle UK is recruiting for four members to join its Stand Up Paddleboarding Selection Panel. The SUP Selection panel will report to the SUP Advisory Group and its main responsibilities will include supporting the development…

Paddle UK has been awarded a Stand Up Paddling World Cup event following an announcement made by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) in Hangzhou, China. This is the first time that an ICF Stand Up…

Words: Sarah Thornely (SUPjunkie) With a group of athletes travelling from the UK to Sarasota for the ICF SUP World Championships, and a local Brit living in Florida joining them, we could be sure of…

The distance finals concluded the 2024 ICF SUP (Stand Up Paddling) World Championships in Sarasota, Florida, USA. Nine Brits took to the final day of the five day competition, with sprint World Champion Anna Little…

The fourth day of the 2024 ICF SUP Worlds saw the Tech Finals take place in Sarasota, with Verity Thomas achieving a top five finish in USA Words: Anna Little Paddling from a seated start,…

Anna Little won Britain’s first medal of the 2024 ICF SUP Worlds in Sarasota as she claimed gold on day three of the competition. Words by Sara Maxey GBSUP Director On arrival at Nathan Benderson…

Day two of the 2024 ICF SUP World Championships in Sarasota, Florida, saw the technical racing head to the USA. Anna Little has provided a full round up of the second day of racing: Day…

A number of Brits were in action on the opening day of the 2024 ICF SUP World Championships in Sarasota, Florida, USA. The first day of five saw the early rounds of the sprint racing…

October marks the annual celebration of Black History Month. As part of our #WePaddleTogether commitment to celebrate role models from under-represented groups and to amplify diverse, intersectional voices, we are pleased to share the insights…

Last weekend Torbay played host to the SUPER Championships, bringing paddlers from across the country together for a range of SUP activities. Paddle UK is proud to have supported this thrilling festival of SUP racing…

Words and Photos – SUPjunkie Last week, our home nation athletes headed out to the World SUP & Paddleboard Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. With teams from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, we were looking forward…

Paddle UK is proud to be supporting SUPERCHAMPS, a new stand up paddleboard (SUP) event in Torquay, Devon. SUPERCHAMPS, which will be held from 27-29 September – is set to be a thrilling festival of…

Meet Dean Dunbar, a paddler from Scotland who isn’t letting his sight loss stop him from some extreme adventures. At the age of 9, whilst living in the North East of England, Dean's sight unexpectedly…

Initially due to run on Saturday 31 August the weather had other plans for this years’ Great Big Paddle Parade. Strong winds and wild sea stats were predicted for the Saturday as the day neared.…

One thousand stand up paddle boarders will be gathering in Torbay later this month to participate in a world record attempt at the Great Big Paddle Parade. The Great Big Paddle Parade is a recreational…

Stand Up Paddleboarding Selection Panel Statement – Selection Announcement Update

Did you know that there are 11 different disciplines in paddlesports, with even more within these. This means there is a type of paddling everyone can enjoy. We can collated everything we think you need…